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Patente d June 10, 1947 APPARATUS FOR'GAGING :AND ASSORTING BULLET CORES ACCORDING TO SIZE AND SHAPE This invention relates to apparatus for test- I ing the hardened cores of machine gun bullets, and it has for its object the provision of-improved apparatus of this characterwhich automatically performs all the necessary gauging operations for the cores, including a station providing for the visual inspection thereof.

In the United States Ordnance method gauging thereare provided two master gauge blocks-one for the ogive end of the core and the other for the boat-tail end of the core. There also is a master core which has the proper shape anddimensions. When the master core is placed in the two gauges respectively, two associated indicating gauges are set to zero. Then, the manufactured cores are manually placed one at a time first in one of thegauges, for example,

the ogive gauge, and the indicator read, and then r it is placed in the other gauge and that indicator read. Ift-he gauges both read within permissible tolerancesthe core is passed. Ifeither gauge reads outside these tolerances, the core is rejected. When millions of cores are being manufactured-as at the present time,the manual work required to gauge the cores is tremendous.

v This invention contemplates the provision of Sterling A. Oakley, Lincolnwood, 111,; assignor to Hotpoint Inc., a corporation of New York 1 Application September so, 1944. Serial No. 556,619

elevation of core testing apparatus embodying this invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3; is a verticalsectional view taken through the line 3-.-3 of Fig 2, and looking in the direction-of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the appar'atus shown in Fig. I 3, but illustrating certain elements in different operative positions; Fig. 51s a perspective view of a certain portion of this core testing apparatus; Fig. 5a is a. diagrammatic view illustrating certain core releasing means used in this apparatus; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion oi the core testing apparatus, parts being shown in section so as to illustrate certain 1 details of construction; Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken through the line 'l-| of Fig. 2, and. looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 8 is a fragmentaryJview similar to Fig. 7, but

illustrating certain portions of the mechanism in different operative positions; Fig. 9;is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken through parts of the apparatus shown in Figs. 7 and 8; Fig. 10 l is a view similar to Fig. 9 but illustrating certain elements in different operative positions;-

-Fig. 11 is an enlarged vertical sectional view apparatus for automatically performing the gauging of the ogive and boat-tail ends and the diameters of the cores, and for progressively eliminating such cores as do not pass any of the gauging tests satisfactorily. Cores having the same faults in common, namely, short ogive, long ogive, short boat-tail and long boat-tail, undersize or over-size diameter are separated fromeach other, and preferably directed into separate bins. i r l A core after satisfactorily passing the ogive taken through the line ll-ll of Fig. 'I and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 12 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the line I2-l2 of Fig. 7 and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 13 is an enlarged vertical sectional View taken through the line l3--l3 of Fig. 2 and looking inthe direction of the arrows; Fig. 14 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken through the line 14-44 of Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrow s Fig. 15 is a plan end, boat-tail end and diameter testsis directed i into avisual inspection station.

At'this station, holder means are provided for holding the coresqfor ready inspection by the operator who manually removes those whose ogive and boat-tail surfaces are not smooth enough to pass inspection due to deep tool marks or other irregularities.

Also, the apparatus includes a profile station which consists of a pair of profile plates which gauge the profile of the flat boat-tail end surface and of the ogive end,and in the event either ofthese surfaces is radically-shaped, theapparatus is shut down before such a core is allowed to reach the first gauging station.

For a 'more completefunderstandingof this invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is1 a front View of the portion of theapparatus shown in Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating a certain air pressure cleaning system used in this apparatus; Fig. 17 Ba side elevation viewof a portion of the air pressure cleaning system shown in Fig. 16; Fig. 18 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken through the line l8-IB of Fig. 3 andlooklng in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 19 is a perspective view of a cam mechanism used in the control of this apparatus; Fig. 20 is a development of the cam mechanism of Fig. 19; Fig. 21 is anenlarged vertical sectional view of a portion of the test ing apparatus shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 22 is an enlarged end view taken along the line 22-22 of Fig. 21 with parts removed, and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 23 is an enlarged sectional view taken through the line 23-43 of Fig. 21, and looking in the direction of the ar- Fig. 1, the view being taken from the left-hand side of that figure; Fig. 28 is averticai sectional view taken through the line 28-28 of Fig. 27 and looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 28 is a diagrammatic illustration of an electrical control system for the core testing apparatus.

Referring to the drawings, this invention has been shown in one form as applied to apparatus for gauging the cores I of automatic machine gun bullets. As shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 25, 2'7 and 28, the cores I are provided with an ogive end 2, a central body section 3 and a'boat-tail end 4 which terminates in a fiat surface 4a. The function of this apparatus is'to gauge the ogive and boat-tail ends 2 and 4, and also the diameters of the body sections 3' of the cores. The apparatus further functions to separate the imperfect'cores, dividing them in accordance with the imperfections.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5, the apparatus comprises an indexing plate 5 into which the cores I are fed and which plate is rotated in a step-by-step motion in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Figs. 2 and 5, from a loading station to various gauging and discharge stations.

The indexing plate 5 is mounted to rotate upon an upright shaft 6 which is journaled in a suitable bearing I mounted upon a casing 8. Located within the casing 8 and secured to the lower end directs the cores to the loading station 2I of the plate 5. The hopper I8 is constructed and arranged so that it directs the cores into the chute 20 with the ogive ends directed toward the loading station of the index plate, as more clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5. The details of construction of the hopper feed mechanism form no part of this invention, and therefore, it is believed to be unnecessary to describe them here in greater detail. 7

The loading station 2| which receives the cores I from the spring chute 20 is mounted upon a rigid relatively massive base plate 22 which is supported from the casing 8 by means of the of the shaft 6 is a gear-like indexing wheel 8,

whichis shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 18; and the wheel is rotated step-by-step by means of a crank pin I0 positioned upon a shaft I I and located eccentrically with reference to the wheel,

as shown in Fig. 18. The shaft II is driven by shaft II is continuously rotatedand as it is continuously rotated it causes the pin III to engage successive teeth of the'index gear 8 and thereby impart to the shaft 5 and index plate 5 a stepby-step rotary motion. The motor I2, as shown, is mounted upon a platform I'I (Fig. 1) which is supported upon legs I8 which function also to support the casing 8 through the medium of a table I8a. v v

An indent roller I8b (Fig. 18) is provided to coact with the indents of the index wheel 8 in order to hold the index plate 5 stationary in its spaced positions. This roller' I8b is mounted upon a pivoted lever I8c which is biased counterclockwise by means of a tension spring I8d so that the roller is forced against the gear 8, as

clearly shown in Fig. 18.

The cores I'are fed to the index plate 5 from I bearing member I provided for the shaft 8, as more clearly shown in Fig. 3. The loading station 2I'-comprises a post 23 of L-shape (Figs. 3 and 5), one arm being substantially vertical and the other arm being substantially horizontal and overhanging the base 22, as shown in Figs.

3 and 5. The horizontal arm of the post 23 is provided with an aperture 23a through which the cores are fedto the .plate 5, and mounted feed controlling mechanism which permits one core only at a time to'be fed to the plate 5. As shown more clearly in Fig. 5, the cores I fed through the chute 20 are delivered to a tubular member 24. This tubular member has a cut-away section 24a at its lower end and entering this section is a locking jaw 25 provided with an angular section 26 which when the jaw is in its 'position shown in Fig. 5 engages the ogive end of the core toprevent it from feeding through to the index plate 5. The locking member 25 is biased counterclockwise, asviewed in Fig. 5, to its locking position by means of a tension spring 21. The'locking jaw 25 is periodically moved to its releasing position against the bias of the spring 21 by means of a series of spaced apart upright pin-like members 28 arranged in a circle on the plate 5, as shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 5. The pins 28 are arranged to engage a cam surface 28. projecting toward them from the locking member25, so as to move the locking memberclockwise' to release the cores. The portion of each pin which engages the surface 28 has a semi-circular shape, and when a pin has upon the extremity of this arm is a suitable engaged the surface 28 to release'a core to permit it to move to the index plate 5 the surface 28 first rides over the arcuate section of the pin to release the jaw 25, and then moves along the diameter of the cut-away part to permit the jaw to return to its core locking position.

When the mechanism has been operated to release a core I, it drops through the'tube 24 and time will be in registry with the tube 24. It will be understood that as the plate 5 is rotated stepby-step each time one of the openings 30 is brought under the feeding mechanism the feeding mechanism is operated to permit a core to drop into the particular opening which lies under the feeding mechanism.

Each core as it drops from-the feeding mechanism and into one of the openings 30 falls upon an anvil 3| which comprises a pair of spacedapart jaws 32 supported upon the base plate 22. The jaws 32 are formed of a very hard metal, such as tungsten carbide, and they are provided with inclined faces 33 facing each other, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the faces being shaped so that cores into a spiral spring feed chute 20 which when the ogive end of the core engages them,

as shown in Fig. 3, the core does not rebound.

The jaws 32 are so positioned that the core is 5 subsequently rotates to move the core fronithe loading station, 1

Each core is held within its opening 30 oi the index plate 5 by means of a 'pin 34 (see Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6, '1 and 8--particularly Fig. 6),which pin is mounted to move through a radial opening35 which extends inwardly through the periphery of the plate 5 into the opening 30. Each pin 34 free to move from them when the indexing plate is mounted upon a lever 36 pivotedto the plate 5, and which is biased counterclockwise, as viewed in Fig. 6, to locking position to hold core I by means of a button 31 which is biased outwardly against the lever by meanslof a compression spring 38. The pins 34 position the cores later ally in the plate 5 against the angular surfaces of \{-block inserts 5A of h'ard'metal such sten carbide.

' Positioned upon the lever 36 opposite the butas tun ton 31 is a flag 39-which is pivoted to the lever by means of a, pin 46 which is mounted ina U- shaped bracket 4| which in turn is rigidly secured to the lever 36. The flag may be moved upwardly and downwardly through a limited arc of move- 6 mounted. The lower end of the sleeve 51 abuts against the upper end of the shaft 6 and it is held tightly against it by means of the washer head 53 oi the screw 52 so that in effect the sleeve 5| is rigidly attached to the shaft 6. At the lower end of the sleeve 5| there is an outwardlyextending circular fiange54 in which are provided a continuous series of spaced openings 55 arranged in a circle. Mounted within these openings are a series of balls 56 which normally are received in a continuous series of spaced openings 51 arranged in a circle in the'plate 5. These balls are normally pressed into these openings by means of a compression spring 58 whichhas its lower .end bearing upon a pressure ,plate 59 which in turn bears upon the balls, as shown in Fig. 13, and

which has its upper end bearing against an ad justable pressure nut 60 threaded on the sleeve 5| It will be understood that as long as there is no obstruction to the rotation of the plate 5 the spring 58 will hold the balls in the openings 51 59, the balls '56 and the index plate 5 rotate as a ment determined :by upper and lower vertically f spaced stop members 42 and 43 (see in particular Figs. 5, 6 and 14). The flag 39 is provided with a transverse tubular section 44 in the two ends of which are mounted plugs 45 and which are biased apart by means of a compression spring 46. These plugs bear against the inner surfaces of the two arms of the U-shaped bracket 4| in order to hold the flag in upper and lower positions against thestops 42 and 43, and in an intermediate normal position-straight out from the lever 36.

At the loading station the flag 39 located at that station will be engaged by the circular surface 46a of a release wheel 46b (Figs. 2 and 5a) which operation will hold-the lever 36 inposition to keep the locking pin 34 out of engagement with the core I in the loading station, In other words, when the core I is fed in the plate 5 the pin 34'is in its release position so that the core unitary structure. However, if the rotation of. the

1 plate 5 is restricted the shaft 6, of course, will continue to rotate and in doing so it will rotate the plate 54 and carry the balls 56 out of the openings 51. When the balls are moved out or the openings they are, of. course, cammed upwardly out of the openings 51 and in doing so is free to move through the opening 30 into en-' gagement with the anvil 3|.

Suitable profile gauging means are provided for determining whether or not the core has a radically improperly shaped boat-tail end surface 4a, or vogive end 2, as the core is being carried from the loading station. For thls purpose, there is provided upon the loading post 22 an upper end proiile gauge plate 41 (Figs. 3 and5), the position of which may be adjusted through its screw fastening means 48.- If the upper end 7 surface 4:: has irregularities, such as a protuberance, the improper extension will engage the profile plate 41 in order to stop the rotary motion of the core, and'also that of the index plate they carry the plate 58 with them, the spring 58 yielding to permit this movement of the plate 59. This upward movement of the plate 59 functions to actuate the switch .50 to shut down the driving motors l2 and l9a. For this purpose,

there is mounted upon the plate 59 a housing 6| normally rotatable with the plate and which has the double function or housing the clutch mech-,

anism, as viewed in Fig. 13, and of actuating'a switch operating lever 62. The switch lever 62 .8 is pivotally mounted upon a post 63 which in turn is supported by the base 22 as more clearly shown in Fig. 5. The lower end of this lever, as shown in Fig. 5, controls the switch 58 so that when it is moved counterclockwise it operates to open the switch. The upper end of the switch arm 62 normally is heldagainst the upper end of the housing 6| by means of a spring 64 (Fig. 5). p

It will be observed by reference to Fig. 29 that the switch 50 is connected in the control circuit o! a motor control contactor 64a. which controls the energization of the motors l2 and |9a from a suitable source of electrical supply 64b-providing of course the main switch 640 be closed. When 5. This stoppage of the core and of the plate effects a complete stoppage of the testing apparatus, and this is effected by means of a clutch 49,

. shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and. 13. The index plate 5 whose rotary motion is eilected by the clutch 49 is interposed between the shaft 6 and the clutch 49. stoppage oi the plate 5 during its rotary motion functions to operate a switch .50 (Figs. 5 and 29) connected in thecontrol circuit for the driving motors I2 and 19a. The clutch comprises a. sleeve 5| which is secured to the threaded in the shaft 6; as shown in Fig. 13, and

the motors are operating and the switch 50 is opened, the contactor 64a, is deenergized and opens. Also controlling this control circuit are manually operable normally-open start and normally-closed stop switch buttons 64d and 64e, and a thermal overload relay indicated by the numeral 64f.

It should be noted here that when the switch 640 is closed and the button 64d depressed an energizing circuit for the relay 640. will be completed through the switch 640 and button 64d between the middle and lower ones oi the supply conshaft 6 through a washer head cap screw 52 ductors 64b. After this circuit has been completed and the relay closes its contacts to energize the motors 12' and 19a, thebuttons 54d may be released, because a holding circuit will have been established for the relay 64a between the middle and lower ones of the supply conductors 84b through the stop button e and safety switch 88. I

Here it should be noted that a separate manually operable switch 84 is inserted in the circuit to motor I8a.

Assuming that the core Iis not stopped by profile plate 41, the index plate will carry the core through an ogive end profile plate 65 (Figs. 7 and 12) The profile plate 85 extends upwardly from a collar 88 which is mounted upon the upper end of a support 61 which in turn is mounted upon the casing 8. As shown more clearly in F18. '7, the ogive end profile plate 65 is provided with surfaces 88; these are taken from a master core, and have the correct shape for the ogive end of the core; and they will permit the coreif it has the proper shape-to just clear their file plate 65, the operator will manually remove the defective core by manually operating the associated lever 36. And when it is desired to restart the machine the operator will depress the start button 84d.

Assuming that the core I has passed the boattail end profile plate 41 and the ogive profile plate 65 satisfactorily, the core then will be carried to the ogive gauging station 88 which station is shown more clearly in Figs. 2- and 7-12 inclusive.

This station comprises an ogive gauge I8 which has formed therein a socket II which has the shape of the ogive end of a master core. This gauge has an exterior hexagonal contour, as shown in Fig. 12, and it is mounted within a nut 12 which is threaded in the upper end of a sleeve I3. The upper end of the nut is provided with an intumed flange 14 against which-the upper end of the gauge I8 bears, and against which it is forced by means of a compression spring I5, which spring has its upper end bearing against the lower end of the gauge and its lower end bearing against an abutment plate I6 supported in the sleeve I3.

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end of the plunger is a cam roller 82 which rides The roller 82 is held in engagement with the cam surface 8| of the cam 88 by means of the compression spring 18a. The

.cam 88 is secured to the shaft I I, as shown more I clearly in Fig. 3, so as to rotate with this shaft and thereby be rotated by the main operating motor I2. The race 8| is provided with a riser 83 which at the proper portion of the rotation of the cam elevates the gauge -18 and holds it in its gauging elevated position.

' I The plunger I8 carries a transverse pin 84 which has its ends received in a sleeve 85 so that prevent its rotary movement in the housing 81.

The gauge I8 is provided with a, sector-shaped I cut-away section indicatedby the numeral 11 and more clearly shown in Fig. 12, which section extends into the vertical center line of the gauge. Mounted upon the nut I2 and extending inwardly into this section are a pair ofpins I8 which 00- act with the surfaces defining the section, as clearly shown in Fig. 12, in order to position the gauge in the nut and to prevent it from rotating therein. I

The sleeve I3 reciprocates in the standard or post 61, previously referred-to, which, as shown, is in the form of a cylindrical housing.

It is contemplated that when the core I is supported at the ogive gauge station, as shown in Fig. '1, the ogive gauge 18 will be elevated so that the socket II will be moved to receive the ogive end 2 of the core, as shown in Figs. 8 and 10.

The gauge 18 is elevated by means of a plunger 18 which is operated by means of a cam 80 having a cam race 8| for actuating the plunger; this cam is shown in detail in Fig. 19 and its development is shown in Fig. 20. Mounted on the lower Thus, when the core I has been moved to the ogive station shown in Fig. 7, the cam 88 will operate to elevate the plunger 18 to move the gauge I8 upwardly so that the ogive end 2 of the core is received in the socket TI. The gauge in thus engaging the core will elevate it somewhat against the force of its holding pin 34. That is, the gauge gauges the core between the points a and b (Fig.

20) of the cam race 83, and from the points b to 0 there is an overtravel; in other words, as the gauge rises it first completely seats itself about the ogive end of the core, and following this there is a slight overtravel; this overtravel movement is utilized to close the contacts of a master switch (Figs. 7, 8 and 29) This overtravel before the switch 88 is closed is desirable in order to insure that the ogive gauging has been completed mechanically so that no incomplete gauging will be registered. The switch 80 is operated directly to close by means of a plunger 8| which is engaged by the head of the pin 84, as clearly shown in Fig. 8, to move the switch contacts 80 to their closed position.

The closing of the switch 88 closes gauging circuits, as will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

Also located at the ogive gauge station are a pair of micro switches 82 and 93 (Figs. 7, 11 and 29). The switch 92 is normally open, as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 29, while the switch 83 has a movable contact operating between a pair of fixed contacts 84 and 85, the movable contact normally engaging the contact 84. The movable contacts, as shown, are mounted upon switch arms which havedepending plungers 86 and 81.

These plungers are operated sequentially by means of an operating member 88 having upright protuberances 88 and I08, respectively, for engaging and operating the switch plungers 86 and 8'Ithe plunger 97 first being operated and then the plunger 88. The plate 88, as shown in Fig. 7, is mounted upon flexible spring-like supports IIlI, which bias it downwardly; the plate -is operated upwardly to operate the switches 82 and 83 by means of a pin I82 mounted in a collar I03. The upper end of this pin is provided with a head I04 which normally is biased to engage the underside of the plate 88 by means of a compression spring I (Fig. 11). The spring, however, is not sufiiciently strong to bias the plate 88 upwardly to operate the switches."

The function of the microswitches 92 and 93 is to electrically gauge the ogive end 2 of the core I, and this gauging occurs between points b and c on cam race 8I. The switches control a pair of electromagnets I and I 0'I respectively (Figs. 14, 15 and 29). These electromagnets are mounted in a housing structure I08 which in turn is mounted upon the upper end of casing 8. The magnets are provided with spring-retracted armatures I09 and H0 respectively. The magnets are located above and below the path'of movement of the flags 39, as shown in Fig. 14, and the armatures when the magnets are energized are projected outwardly from the lower I06 or I 01 is energized, it being understood that the. circuits to the magnets are completed or opened as the case may be by the switches 92 and 93 just prior to the closing of the master switch 90.

Assuming that the ogive end 2 is correct, or falls within allowabletolerances, then when the ogive gauge seats itself over the ogive end of the core and elevates it, the gauge will elevate the core sulficiently far only to operate the switch 93 to open the contact 94 and to close the contact 95; and it 1 will not close the contacts of switch 92. As a result of this, when the master switch 90 closes neither of the magnets I06 or I 01 will be energized. Consequently, the horizontal position of the flag 39 is not changed. As long as the ogive end is: such that contact 95 is closed and 92 is not closed, the ogive end falls within the range of permissible tolerances. This range may be changed by adjusting the position L of the micro switches with relation to operating pins 99 and I00. This is accomplished by thumb lease roller I H the cam 80 will have permitted the I screws M, the adjustment of which shifts the 7 switch housings I it: which are mounted on flexible bases 00.

However, should the ogive end 2, because of deviations in contour or other causes, fail to cause-either of the plungers 96 or 91 to operate as the ogive gauge elevates, then when the master switch 90 closes, the electromagnet I01 will be energized through switch 90 and the closed contact 94; I will call an ogive end which effects this operation a "short ogive. The electromagnet I01 when energized causes armature IIO to move the flag-39 upwardly to its dotted line position shown in Fig. 14. On the other hand,

should the ogive end 2 be such that both switches 96 and 91 are operated, then the magnet I06 will be energized through the switch 92 when the master switch 90 closes. As a result of this action, armature I09 will operate the flag 39'to its lower dotted line position shown in Fig. 14. An ogive end which causes this operation is called a long ogive.

As a result of the foregoing, it it be assumed that the ogive end 2 is too short and as aresult thereof flag 39 is in its elevated position as shown in Fig. 14, then when the index plate 5, is advanced through its next step of motion the flag will be engaged by a release roller III (Figs. 2 and So); this roller is provided with a downwardly inclined tapered flange I I2 which inclines the flag downwardly and causes it to be engaged by a circular surface I I3 on the roller, which operation pivots the lever 36 to release the core I from the plate 5. The core which is thus released is fed by means of a spiral discharge chute II-4 into a collecting bin I I5.

0n the other hand, if the ogive end 2 happens to be too long then the upper electromagnet I06 will have been energized to depress the flag 39 to its lower position, as viewed in Fig. 14, and it will pass the release roller I II without interference but will be engaged by a release wheel IIB similar tothe wheel III but reveresely positioned, as shown in Fig. 5a. The inclined surface II6a of this wheel inclines theflag 39 upwardly against circular surface II6b to release the core from the plate 5. The released core discharges through a chute III into a bin H8,

If the ogive end 2 of the core is correct the flag 39 associated with that core will pass both release wheels III-and II6 without interference along dotted line o-p of Fig. 5a, and the core will then be carried to the boat-tail end gauge station II9.

It will be understood, of course, that prior to the time that the index plate 5 advanced from the ogive gauge station to the station of the replunger I9 to have been retracted and thereby withdraw the ogive gauge 10 from the core. In

order to insure that the core is stripped from the ogive end gauge, a stripper bar I20 (Figs. 7 and 12) is provided, which as shown more clearly in Fig. 12, extends into the open sector-shaped section ll of the gauge I0. An open end clearance slot 12a in the nut I2 oppositethe open section 'I'I of the gauge 10 is provided for the stripper bar I20. Should the core I stick in the ogive end socket, it will be engaged by the bar I20 which will prevent its further downward movement and the socket will withdraw from it.

The boat-tail end gauge station electrically gauges the core boat-tail end 4. This station comprises a boat-tail gauge I 2| (Figs. 3 and 4) which is provided with a socket I22 having the size and shape of the boat-tail end 4 of a master core. This gauge is secured in a sleeve I23 by means of a nut I24 andthe sleeve I23 is mounted upon a standard I25. The standard mounted upon a rod I26 which moves in a bearing I2'I that is mounted upon the casing 8. This rod at its lower end carries a roller I28 which is engaged by a cam race I29 formed on the cam 80. The rod I26 and the standard attached to it are biased against the cam by means of a compressionspring I30. A depending key I'25d fastened to the lower end of standard I25 is received in a slot I25b of the guide block I250 preventing any turning movement of the standard I25. The cam race I29 is so arranged that when the index plate 5 has been moved to carry a core I to a position directly under the socket I22 a depression I9I (Figs. 19 and 20) in the cam will cause the standard I25 to lower in order to bring the boat-tail socket I22 over the'boat-tail The gauging action takes place between the points indicated d and c (Fig. 20), while there is an ,overtravel which takes place between the points e and of the depression.

During the gauging portion of the cam points (1 and e the socket I22 will move down over the boat-tail end 4. In order to support the core against the force of this movement, there is mounted upon the base plate '22 ananvil I32 l'l Qh has an incline I33 to cause the core l to l1 ride up onto the anvil to its position shown in Fig. 3. Also during this portion of cam travel d-e, a pair of electromagnets I34 and I35 are controlled; these are shown diagrammatically in Fig. 29, and have identically thesame mechan ical construction as the magnets shown in Fig. 14. It is to be noted here that the ogive gauge socket 1| is moved into engagement with the ogive end 2 of one core located at the oglve gauge station at exactly the same instant .of time that the boat-tail gauge socket I22 is moved into engagement with the boat-tail end of another core located at the boat-tail end gauge station; and that the master switch 90 controls the energizetion of both the ogive and boat-tail end sets of electromagnets I06 and I01, and I34 and I35 respectively.

' At the boat-tail end station, microswitches I36 and I31 (Figs. 3 and 29), which are of the same construction as switches 93 and 92 respectively, are operated'sequentially in the same fashion as those switches by an operating member I38 which in turn is operated by a pin I39; this pin in turn is operated by a second pin I40 mounted in the boat-tail gauge I2I and projecting into the boattail end cavity I22, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Assuming that the boat-tail end 4 of the core is such that when the gauge cavity I22 is lowered about it, the pin I40 will not be elevated sufllciently far to operate either of the switches I36 or I31; then when the master switch 90 subsequently closes, the electromagnet I will be energized so as to move the flag 39 of the gauged core upwardly, in the same manner as shown in Fig. 14; such a boat-tail'end, I call a short" end.

If the boat-tail end he too long then both microswitches I36 and I31 will be operated to rect within permissible tolerances only the switch I36 will be operated to its upper position and neither of the electromagnets will be energized.

As long as the boat-tail end is such that upper contact of switch I-36 is .closed and switch I31 is not closed, the end falls within the range of permissible tolerances. v

Assuming that the flag 39 iselevated by the magnet I35 due to the fact that the boat-tall end 4 is too short, then when the indexing plate 5 is moved to its next station the flag will be engaged by a release roller I4I, similar to the roller III, and this roller will operate to release the core from the plate 5, which core will be fed through a discharge chute I42 to a collecting bin I43.

On the other hand, if the flag were depressed because of the fact that the boat-tail end of the core 4 happened to be too long then the flag will pass the release roller I4I without interference and will be engaged by a release roller I 44,

similar to release roller I I6, and the core will be released and discharged through a chute I into a release bin I46.

If, however, the boat-tail end of the core is cor rect, then it will pass both release-rollers HI and I44 as the plate 5 advances and it will be engaged'by a final release roller .I41- which effects the release of the core, and it will discharge through a chute I48. The roller I41 has two inclined surfaces I41a and M11) which confine the flag to engage a circular surface I410; this surface operates the lever 36 to-release the gauged core.

4 Summing up, if the core I is proper general profile, and gauges properly as to ogive and boat-tail ends, it will be moved around by the plate 5 to the discharge chute I48. If it is defective, it will be discharged from the plate into the bin assigned to the particular class of defect.

It will be understood, of course, that if at either the ogive station or the boat-tail station no core happens to be present then that station will register the same as it would have registered if the cgive end or the boat-tail end were too short.

In order to insure to the operator that the electromagnets are intermittently operating in the proper fashion, indicating lamps I49 and I50 are provided for and connected in parallel with the'electromagnets I06 and I01, respectively, and indicating lamps I5I and I52 are provided for and connected in parallel with the electromagnets I34 and I35, respectively. These lamps blink on and off as their associated magnets are energized and 'deenergized.

There is provided a cleaning air blast system which directs continuous blasts of air into the gauge 'sockets H and I22 during the periods when the gauges approach and engage the cores. This insures that the core ends are free of foreign particles before the gauges are seated on the cores. This system comprises an air nozzle I53 located at the ogive station so that when the naive socket H is being elevated to its position of Fig. 8, a cleaning blast of air is projected over the ogive end of the core. As shown more clearly in Fig. 16, this nozzle is positioned opposite the opening 11 in the 0.251% gauge 10 and is registered with the opening 12a in the sleeve 12. At the boat-tail .end station an air nozzle I54 is positioned to project air over the boat-tail end of the core as the boat-tail end gauge is lowered,

the air entering the nut I24 through an opening I55 and entering the boat-tail end gauge I2I through a sector-shaped opening I56. The air is delivered to the two nozzles by means of a pipe system I51 controlled by a valve I58, which valve is shown more clearly in Fig. 17. The valve I58 normally is closed and is provided with a plunger I59 which when depressed opens the valve and,permits air to flow into the pipe system I 51 from a supply source I60. The plunger I59 is depressed by a lever IN. This lever, as shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 17, is located below the standard I25 so that when this standard is lowered simultaneously with the elevation of the ogive gauge, the valve I58 is opened to permit air mounted for rotation in a frame I64 that is supported by the table I8a. These rolls slope downwardly from the central gauging mechanism, as

shown in Fig. 1, and they-are geared to rotate together by gearing I65; it is contemplated that the rolls will rotate in opposite directions as indirated by the arrows in Fig. 23. One of the rolls is driven by a belt drive I66 from a shaft I66a' which is driven from the motor I2 by means of a belt drive I66b, as shown more clearly in Fig. 1.

The roll I63 isprovided with a pulley I63a for this purpose. 1 4

The roll I 63 has the same diameter throughout, whereas the rollv I 62 has three sections of its length with stepped diameters I 61, I68 and I68.

13 Furthermore, as shown more clearly in Fig. 25, the rolls are spaced apart so that the three sections I61, I68 and IE9 define with the roll I63 a stepped series of openings I10, I'll and I12 between the two rolls. The cores I are delivered by the discharge chute I48 onto the right-hand end of the rolls, as viewed in Figs. 21 and 25. The

Mounted above the discharge openings I10, I1 I to insure that the entire ogive ends of the cores will be completely exposed for visual inspection.

and I12 is an elongated flat core confining mem-.

ber I16.

The good cores I which have passed the diameter test and which are discharged by the chute I14 are fed to a visual inspection station I11 shown at the left of Fig. 1 and supported by the legs I8 at that side. This mechanism comprises a base plate I18 which is directly secured to .the

' table structure I8, l8a. Rotatably mountedon this base plate is a drum I18. This drum has an outwardly extending flange I80 which, as

shown, is provided with a, continuous series of closely spaced holes .IBI formed therelni The cores delivered by the chute I14 from theclassiher are fed to a diagonallypositioned loading block I82 mounted on the base plate I18,in close proximity to the periphery or the core drum I19.

As the drum I18 is rotated, the cores are delivered from the block I82 into the series of openings ually rotated.

Located beneath and spaced from the upper is a circular strip'or track I84 in substantially concentric relation .with the drum. These two tracks are fixed. v

Here it should be noted that the drum-is man- The lower track I84 terminates diagonally at the lower right as viewed inFig. 27, at which point there is located a final discharge chute I85. When the cores arrive at the chute they are, of course, no longer supported and drop out of the openings I8I in the drum I18 and into a suitable container (not shown) such as a barrel, fully gauged andvisually inspected.

, It will be understood that whenever it is desired to stop the apparatus it is merelynecessary to depress the stop button 64c.

While I have shown a particular embodiment of my invention, it will be understood, of course, that I do not wish to be limited thereto since many modifications may be made, and I, therefore, contemplate by the appended claims to cover it any such modifications as fall within the true spiritand scope of my invention. What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United'States is; r

1. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having an ogive end an'da boat-tail and comprising a support movable to a series of successive gauging stations' and to discharge stations, means on said support for holding a core thereon operable to release position to permit the core to discharge from the support, an ogive end gauge station having an ogive gauge socket, a boat-tail end gauge station having a boat-tail end gauge socket, means i'or moving said support to said stations, means for operating said gauge sockets onto the ogive and boat-tail ends respectively of a core located in said stations, measuring means operated responsively to the relative movement between said sockets and the ogive and boat-tail ends of said core for measuring said ends, an operating lever for I said holding means, a, flag on said lever operable to a plurality of positions, means for moving said flag selectively to said positions'operated responsivelyto the operation of said measuring means in accordance with the measurements of said In the operation of this part of the mechanism, the drum is turned'slowly by hand counterclockwise, as indicatedby the arrow in Fig. 27. This-allows the cores I to enter the succeeding openings I8I in the periphery of the drum. The cores, as shown, drop in ogive points first and these points rest against the surface of the track I83, Preferably, and as shown more clearly in Fig. 28, the track I83 will have formed therein a groove I83a. to insure. proper positioning of the cores.

ends, and means at said discharge stations for engaging-said flag, depending upon its position, to

operate it to move said lever to release said holding means,

2. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having an ogive end and a boat-tail end comprising a rotaryplatehaving therein a series ofspaced apertures arranged in a circle for receiving a 1 series of cores, a loading station having means The ogive pointstslide-along'the upper track with the boat-tail ends of the cores extend,- p

ing above the outer drumsurface, and spread out in fan-like fashion for scanning by the opera- 1 tor. A corewhose boat-tail has deep tool marks or other irregularities is removed from the drum by hand. i e

As shown in Fig. 27, the upper track, I83 ends somewhat below the point where the cores assume an approximately horizontal position. As the Since the ogive ends 2 are longer than the boata tail ends 4, the curvature of thelower track I84 is formed so as to cam the cores inslightlyso as cores move further inthe counterclockwise direcfor loading said "cores'into' said apertures, pins entering said apertures for engaging said cores to hold them in said plate, means for operating said pins to release said cores including a flag for each pin projecting from the periphery of said plate and carried around with it as the plate rotates, said flag being mounted for movement from a normal position straight out from said plate to depressed and elevated positions, means for moving said plate in step-by-ste'p motion to a plurality of successive gauging and discharging stations, measuring means at the gauging stationsfor measuring said ogive and boat-tail ends of said cores, means operated responsively to said measuring means for depressing or elevating said flag or permitting it to remain in its normal position depending upon the measurements of the ogive and boat-tail ends measured by saidmeasuringmeans, and means at said difi'erent ones of said discharge stations for operating said flag to release said pin depending upon whether the flag is depressed or elevated or is in its normal I position. I

15 3. Apparatus for testing a bullet corehaving an ogive end and a boat-tail end comprising a rotary plate having therein a seriesof spaced apertures arranged in a circle for receiving a series of cores, a loading station having means for loading said cores into said. apertures, pins entering said apertures for engaging said cores to hold them in said plate, means for operating said pins to release said cores including a flag for each pin projecting from the periphery of said plate and carried around with it as the plate rotates, said flag being mounted for movement from a normal position straight out from said plate to depressed and elevated positions, means for moving said plate in step-by-step motion to a plurality of successive gauging and discharging stations, measuring means at a first gauge station for measuring said ogive end of said core, means operated by said measuring means for depressing or elevating said flag depending upon the departure of said measurements from standard limits, a pair of discharge stations following said ogive gauge station respectively to engage said flag if it be elevated or depressed to cause release of said core but permitting the flag to move on with the core held in said plate if said ogive measurement fall within said standard limits, measuring means at a following boat-tail end gauge station for measuring said boatrtail end and means operated responsively thereto for depressing or elevating said flag depending upon the departure of said measurement from normal limits,

4. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having an Y ogive end and a boat-tail end comprising a support for holding a core and moving it to ogive end and boat-tail end gauging stations, power means for operating said support to said stations,

means at said stations for measuring said'ogive 5. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having an ogive end and a boat-tail end comprising a support for holding a core and moving it to ogive end and boat-tail end gauging stations, power means for operating said support to said stations, means at said stations for measuring said ogive andboat-tail ends respectively, a profile gauge plate preceding said og'ive and boat-tail end gauge stations for gauging the'profile of the fiat end surface of said boat-tailend, an ogive gauge plate also preceding said ogive and boat-tail end gauge stations for gauging the profile of said ogive end of said core, and means for stopping said power means operated responsively to the interengagement of any part of either of said profile gauge plates with said core.

6. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having an ogive-end and a boat-tail end comprising a gauge station at which one of the ends of said core is measured, a support for holding said core of said station, a gauge socket at said station, means for moving said socket to seat itself on said end, means operated responsively to the movement of said end with said socket for measuring said end, holding means on said support including an operating flag movable with said support in a normal plane of movement and movable up and down therefrom to elevated and depressed positions with respect to said plane of movement, said flag also when operated to a predetermined position with reference to said support effecting the release of said core, apair of electromagnets' positioned above and below said lane of movement of said 'fiag and having armatures movable to depress or elevate said flag depending upon which of said electromagnets is energized, switch means operated responsively to the seating of said socket on said end controlling the energization of said electromagnets so that one is energized in the event the end measurement is greater than a standard range and the other when the measurement is less than said standard range, and a pair of discharge stations following said gauge station, one having means for engaging said fiag when it is elevated and the other having means for engaging it when it is depressed and each of the means when engaging said fiag moving it to said predetermined position with reference to said support to effect the discharge of said core, but neither of said means at either of said discharge stations engaging said flag when it is in said normal plane whereby the core passes said discharge stations.

7. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having an ogive end and a boat-tail end, comprising a circular rotary plate provided with a series of apertures therein arranged in a circle, said apertures being adapted to receive said cores, a loading station for feeding said cores into said apertures, core holding pins extending radially into said apertures from the periphery of said plate, a lever supporting each of said pins and a spring biasing said lever so that each pin is moved into the aperture to a core holding position, a fiag on saidlever projecting outwardly therefrom so as to normally lie in the plane of movement of said plate, meansfor moving said plate in a step-by-step motion from said loading station to successive gauging and discharging stations,

the first of said stations constituting an ogive end gauge station, an ogive master socket at said ogive end station, means for moving said socket to seat itself about the ogive end of the core held in said station and for further moving the core with a predetermined overtravel, means operated responsively to the movement of said 'stations following said boat-tail end station,

means operated responsively to the movement of said sockets for elevating or depressing said flag if the measurement of the ends gauged fall beyond the limits of a desired determined range of measurements, means at said discharge stations for selectively engaging said fiag, depending upon its elevated or depressed position for effecting the discharge of the core from said plate, but said means passing said flag if it is in its normal plane of movement, and a final discharge station for engaging said flag when in its normal plane of movement for effecting the discharge of a core which has successfully passed said ogive end and boat-tail end gauge stations.

8. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having an ogive end and a boat-tail end comprising a support movable to successive ogive end and boattail end gauging stations and also to core releasing stations, means on said support for holding a core thereon operable to a release position to permit the discharge of the core from the support, gauge means at said gauging stations for gauging said ogive and boat-tail ends respec: tively, a control member movable with said support for controlling the operation of said holding means, said control member movable to a plurality of controlling positions with reference to said support, means for moving said member selectively to said positions operated responsively to the operation of said gauging means in accordance withthe' measurements of said ends,

and means at said core releasing stations for releasing said member, depending upon its posionto the ogive and boat-tail ends respectively of a core located in said stations, measuring means operated responsively to the relative movement between said sockets and the ogiveand boat-tail ends of said core for measuring said ends, a movable member for said holding means,

a flan on said member operable to a plurality of move said lever to release said holding means.

10. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having an ogive end and a boat-tail end comprising a 1 support for'holding a core and moving it, power means for operating said support to move it. profile gauge plates for gauging the profiles to said ogive end and said boat-tafl end as said support is moved to carry the core past said plates, and means for stopping said power means re sponsively to the interengagement of any of the portions of the profile gauge plates with said core tion, to operate it so as to control said holding means to operate to said release position.

7 9. Apparatus for testing a bullet core having Q an ogive end and a boat-tail end comprising a support movable to a series of successive gauging stations and to discharge stations, means on said support for holding a core thereon operable to a release position to permit the core to discharge ifrom'the support, an ogive end gauge station having an ogive gauge socket, a boat-tail end gauge station having a boat-tail end gauge socket, means for moving said support to said stations, means for operating said gauge sockets ends which interengagement tends to prevent further movement or said support.

STERLING A OAmiEY.

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